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The chief task was to stop the arms race before it brought utter disaster. However, after the collapse of communism and the disintegration of the Soviet Union, any rationale for having nuclear weapons disappeared.
Joseph Rotblat
Communism
Before
Collapse
Weapons
Brought
Having
Rationale
Disappeared
Disaster
Arms
Arms Race
However
Chief
Task
Soviet
Any
Soviet Union
Stop
After
Disintegration
Race
Union
Utter
Nuclear
Nuclear Weapons
There is no direct evidence that nuclear weapons prevented a world war. Conversely, it is known that they nearly caused one.
Joseph Rotblat
War
World
Evidence
Weapons
Direct
Known
Caused
Nearly
Nuclear
Nuclear Weapons
World War
This is the reality of nuclear weapons: they may trigger a world war; a war which, unlike previous ones, destroys all of civilization.
Joseph Rotblat
War
Reality
World
Unlike
Destroys
Weapons
Trigger
Civilization
Previous
May
Which
Nuclear
Nuclear Weapons
World War
This means that the only function of nuclear weapons, while they exist, is to deter a nuclear attack.
Joseph Rotblat
Weapons
Deter
Only
Attack
Exist
While
Means
Function
Nuclear
Nuclear Weapons
Above all else, we need a reaffirmation of political commitment at the highest levels to reducing the dangers that arise both from existing nuclear weapons and from further proliferation.
Kofi Annan
Commitment
Political
Else
Further
Proliferation
Dangers
Weapons
Above
Both
Arise
Highest
Highest Levels
Reducing
Existing
Nuclear
Levels
Nuclear Weapons
Need
It is most regrettable that nuclear energy is being harnessed for making nuclear weapons.
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Energy
Weapons
Most
Making
Being
Regrettable
Nuclear
Nuclear Energy
Nuclear Weapons
And beyond that, the next issue is how do we guarantee one of these weapons, not necessarily this missile, but nuclear weapons ends up in the hands of Al Qaeda or some other terrorist group.
Lawrence Eagleburger
Group
Other
Weapons
Some
Missile
Beyond
Terrorist
How
Issue
Up
Hands
Ends
Next
Al
Al-Qaeda
Nuclear
Necessarily
Nuclear Weapons
Guarantee
Donald Trump's candidacy has been a source of anxiety for many reasons, but one stands out: the ability of the president to launch nuclear weapons. When it comes to starting a nuclear war, the president has more freedom than he or she does in, say, ordering the use of torture.
Lawrence M. Krauss
War
Freedom
Anxiety
President
Say
Out
Has-Been
Launch
Torture
Weapons
Ability
More
He
He Or She
She
Does
Been
Source
Trump
Than
Donald
Candidacy
Ordering
Use
Reasons
Stands
Many
Nuclear
Nuclear War
Nuclear Weapons
Starting
The message from national security experts and citizens around the world is clear: The only way to eliminate the global nuclear danger is to eliminate all nuclear weapons.
Michael Douglas
World
National
Way
Danger
Security
Citizens
Weapons
Only
Clear
Global
Message
Around
National Security
Experts
Nuclear
Eliminate
Nuclear Weapons
I'm very concerned about the nuclear weapons development for Iran and the destabilizing influence it has and they have in that part of the world. And I strongly endorse continued pressure, diplomatically, financially, economically.
Michael Mullen
World
Pressure
Financially
Weapons
About
Strongly
Part
Development
Economically
Concerned
Continue
Iran
Very
Endorse
Influence
Nuclear
Nuclear Weapons
The JCPOA can perhaps delay Iran's nuclear weapons program for a few years. Conversely, it has virtually guaranteed that Iran will have the freedom to build an arsenal of nuclear weapons at the end of the commitment.
Mike Pompeo
Freedom
Commitment
Will
Delay
Build
Few
Virtually
Weapons
Perhaps
Years
Iran
Arsenal
End
Nuclear
Nuclear Weapons
Program
Guaranteed
The other countries did not share the same concern the United States had in the early '90's - that North Korea actually had an ongoing nuclear weapons program.
Mitchell Reiss
Other
Other Countries
States
Weapons
Ongoing
Had
Share
Countries
Concern
Korea
North
Did
North Korea
Same
United
United States
Nuclear
Actually
Early
Nuclear Weapons
Program
The nexus between terrorism and nuclear weapons, or even nuclear material, is obviously a current concern.
Mitchell Reiss
Terrorism
Weapons
Between
Concern
Obviously
Material
Current
Even
Nuclear
Nuclear Weapons
Everybody has to chip in, I think, and see how we can have a functioning system of collective security where we do not continue to face the threat of countries trying to acquire weapons of mass destruction or particularly nuclear weapons.
Mohamed ElBaradei
Destruction
Collective
Face
Think
Everybody
System
Security
Weapons
Threat
See
Countries
Mass
Mass Destruction
Particularly
How
Continue
Trying
Where
Chip
Acquire
Nuclear
Nuclear Weapons
We continue to have nuclear weapons relied on as a weapon of choice. If that policy were to continue, we continue to have countries who are in a security bind, if you like, or perceive themselves to be in security bind to look for acquisition of nuclear weapons.
Mohamed ElBaradei
You
Security
Weapon
Weapons
Perceive
Countries
Like
Look
Policy
Were
Continue
Themselves
Acquisition
Choice
Who
Bind
Nuclear
Nuclear Weapons
As long as some of us choose to rely on nuclear weapons, we continue to risk that these same weapons will become increasingly attractive to others.
Mohamed ElBaradei
Will
Long
Become
Increasingly
Others
Weapons
Some
Risk
Rely
Attractive
Continue
Same
Us
Choose
Nuclear
Nuclear Weapons
Iran's goal is not to become another North Korea - a nuclear weapons possessor but a pariah in the international community - but rather Brazil or Japan, a technological powerhouse with the capacity to develop nuclear weapons if the political winds were to shift, while remaining a nonnuclear weapons state.
Mohamed ElBaradei
Political
Become
Brazil
Community
State
Weapons
Winds
Rather
Remaining
Develop
Powerhouse
Another
Korea
Were
Shift
Goal
Iran
North
North Korea
While
Japan
Capacity
International
International Community
Nuclear
Technological
Nuclear Weapons
I feel relieved that we discovered that Iraq did not have nuclear weapons.
Mohamed ElBaradei
Relieved
Weapons
Feel
Discovered
Iraq
Did
Nuclear
Nuclear Weapons
I argue that for every country to have an independent fuel cycle is the wrong way to go. Because any country which has a complete fuel cycle is a latent nuclear weapons country, in the sense that it is not far from making a nuclear weapon.
Mohamed ElBaradei
Country
Sense
Every
Complete
Latent
Way
Independent
Weapon
Weapons
Argue
Wrong
Wrong Way
Because
Making
Go
Any
Which
Fuel
Far
Cycle
Nuclear
Nuclear Weapon
Nuclear Weapons
Israel claims it needs nuclear weapons as a deterrent against any threat to its existence. The Arab world in return feels that this is an imbalanced system; there is a sense of humiliation and impotence.
Mohamed ElBaradei
Needs
World
Humiliation
Sense
Claims
System
Arab
Arab World
Weapons
Threat
Deterrent
Feels
Return
Israel
Existence
Impotence
Any
Against
Nuclear
Nuclear Weapons
To respond to North Korea by having our own nuclear weapons will not maintain peace on the Korean Peninsula and could lead to a nuclear arms race in Northeast Asia.
Moon Jae-in
Peace
Will
Own
Our
Respond
Peninsula
Weapons
Having
Could
Lead
Maintain
Arms
Arms Race
Korea
Korean
Korean Peninsula
North
North Korea
Northeast
Race
Asia
Nuclear
Nuclear Arms
Nuclear Weapons
The main points were: one, the amount of Israel's nuclear weapons, how many Israel had, that no one could predict or know, including the CIA. They were thinking about a number like 10 or 15. But I came out with a number between 150 to 200.
Mordechai Vanunu
CIA
Predict
Thinking
Out
Weapons
About
Could
Points
Main
Had
No-One
Between
Like
Know
How
Israel
Came
Were
Many
Including
Nuclear
Amount
Nuclear Weapons
Number
Everyone knows that Israel has nuclear weapons, but no one is talking about it. The world doesn't want nuclear weapons - not in Israel, not in the Middle East and not anywhere in the world.
Mordechai Vanunu
World
Everyone
East
Weapons
About
No-One
Knows
Talking
Israel
Middle
Want
Middle East
Anywhere
Nuclear
Nuclear Weapons
We do not know which irresponsible Israeli prime minister will take office and decide to use nuclear weapons in the struggle against neighboring Arab countries. What has already been exposed about the weapons Israel is holding can destroy the region and kill millions.
Mordechai Vanunu
Struggle
Will
Holding
Destroy
Neighboring
Arab
Arab Countries
Minister
Weapons
About
Take
Prime
Countries
Prime Minister
Know
Israel
Israeli
Been
Office
Irresponsible
Decide
Which
Against
Region
Use
Exposed
Nuclear
Nuclear Weapons
Millions
Women don't go to war to kill other women. Wars and armies and nuclear weapons are essentially heterosexual hobbies.
Morrissey
War
Women
Other
Heterosexual
Weapons
Armies
Go
Hobbies
Essentially
Wars
Nuclear
Nuclear Weapons
I'll remind you that the West signed a deal with North Korea, said it would make the world a safer place, and, of course, all the words evaporated, and North Korea acquired nuclear weapons.
Naftali Bennett
You
Words
World
Signed
Would
Weapons
Remind
Make
Safer
Safer Place
Course
Deal
Said
Korea
West
North
North Korea
Place
Acquired
Nuclear
Nuclear Weapons
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